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- The South-West and Northern state chapters of the NLC are reported to have resolved to pull out of the planned strike due to the alleged politicization of the action that is in protest against the removal of the petrol subsidy.
- APC through one of its spokespersons had accused Joe Ajaero and other labour leaders of playing politics with the petrol subsidy removal and attempting to destabilise the newly inaugurated government with the planned strike.
- The NLC had intensified its mobilization for the planned strike action with a letter to its affiliates to inform them of the planned action.
There are reports that the planned nationwide strike for Wednesday by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been hit with a setback as the union appears divided with the South-West and the Northern states’ chapters pulling out of the proposed industrial action.
According to Thisday, members of the Labour union in the South-West and Northern states have resolved to pull out of the planned industrial action due to the alleged politicization of the strike that is in protest against the removal of petrol subsidies which has led to a spike in the price of the product.
APC accused the NLC President and others of politicizing strike action
Meanwhile, the All Progressive Congress (APC) through one of its spokespersons, Bayo Onanuga, had accused the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and members of the TUC of playing politics with the petrol subsidy removal and attempting to destabilise the newly inaugurated government with the planned strike.
Onanuga in a statement on his official Twitter account asked Nigerians to ignore Ajaero’s call for a strike as he was privy to the fact that the government was going to remove the subsidy and was playing politics with the decision to go on strike.
